KSU Debate has just been extended an additional GTA for the 2011-12 school year....

Don't like Comm Studies...see very end of email.

The recipient will receive: - a $10,000 stipend for the first year to be split up over 9 months - the second year the stipend increases $1000- a tuition waiver for Communication Studies MA program - you still must pay student fees of about $300 a semester. This is a 2-year program. - TEVALS that you can use for future job/PhD applications

Why KSU Debate? - Diversity in argument - righteous performers, critical nihilists, policy wonks, flexible, and discoursekeyers - Family environment - we have pot-lucks, show up at the hospital for one another, birthdays are celebrated - School Support - Our travel budget means we have a lot of teams. We travelled to all of the major national tournaments this year including Gonzaga and Georgia and all of the regional tournaments as well.- Manhattan, KS is awesome - cheap housing within walking distance of campus, Aggieville (a 5 block radius with over 20 different watering holes within walkind distance of campus), no traffic, parks and centrally located for all of the D-3 tournaments

The recipient is expected to: - travel to 4 debate tournaments a semester. Want to go to more, great, definitely not required. - teach 6 hours of Public Speaking. Extensive assistance is provided. You will receive Teacher Evaluations for your class which many find helpful in applying for future jobs. - attend a 1-week training session for Public Speaking prior to the start of each Fall semester. - listen to practice speeches - complete/work extensively with debaters on 2 files a year within your area of specialty. Want to do more....again great.

The candidate must: - be on track for completion of their B.A. Those who plan to finish in the summer must demonstrate ability to complete coursework. This might seem obvious, but past experiences make posting this a necessity. - have at least a 2.5 GPA. A 3.0 or above is preferred. The higher the GPA, the better the chances. - disclose to Justin Green their desire to apply via email (jmgreen@ksu.edu)

The ideal candidate would: - desire to win. Winning is not the most important lesson in debate for KSU debaters and coaches; it is why we receive funding. We believe striving to win does increase knowledge of lessons learned and helps to create a strong bond. - enjoy being around a big team - i.e. be willing to make fun of/with everyone including themselves. This includes working well with other coaches KSU debate is a family. - enjoy working with all experience levels - All of our coaches coach all of our teams. - desire to take a very active role while at a debate tournament. - have achieved personal success in debate.

Our squad is diverse. Categories... if you like to use them, pick one or two or combine, we probably have it represented and celebrated. Ifyou don't like categories, we have lots of different people and like to add others to the mix (although not necessarily stir). We celebrate diversity/flexibility in argument too. We like coaches who have in-depth experience/knowledge about a certain area/style of debate. We seek diverse experts of all varieties and backgrounds. We are actively looking for someone who is interested in performance styles.

If you are interested please send an email to jmgreen at ksu.edu

FOR THOSE NOT SEEKING COMM DEGREES I encourage you to apply for one of many GTA programs in other disciplines: ENGLISH, MATH, HARD SCIENCES, just to name a few. There is no preference given to debaters in admissions into these programs, but there are still possibilities to work with the debate team. If you have a certain field in mind and are interested in Manhattan, please let me know your field of interest.